The Year She Stopped Being Crazy for Him novel Chapter 160

At noon, while eating in the lab's cafeteria, she heard from Marvin Ford about Pearce's fate. He'd been in an "accident" that ruined his hand, got ousted by an illegitimate sibling, and was exiled overseas.

Hassan had truly covered all his bases to appease her and keep her away from Gardenia. Everyone involved had been utterly destroyed—except Gardenia.

"By the way, how is your precision calibration coming along?" Natalie asked casually.

Marvin sighed. "No new breakthroughs yet. I'm hitting a wall."

Natalie pulled out her phone and forwarded him a file. "I was reading up on this earlier. It might help you."

Marvin opened the document, skimming it quickly before his eyes lit up. "This is incredibly helpful! I've been drowning in related literature lately. When did you organize all this?"

When it came to her professional field, Natalie's smiles were always completely genuine. "Just compiled it while I was doing my own reading."

Natalie read up on robotics literature almost every day. Condensing and organizing complex information was a habit she'd had since childhood.

A habit, ironically enough, that Hassan had helped her cultivate.

Her smile faltered slightly as she looked down, picking at her food.

Marvin had been watching her this whole time.

He watched her smile—a naturally captivating expression, radiant yet tinged with a hint of melancholy.

It was strange. He had never once thought of Natalie's "type" as his ideal woman.

They all knew she had worshipped the ground Hassan walked on since they were kids. Marvin had never entertained any thoughts about her; any kindness he showed was strictly out of respect for Hassan.

The shift happened after Gardenia got into that car crash and had to break up with Hassan.

When Hassan married Natalie instead, Marvin and the others felt she had stolen the life meant for Gardenia.

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